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16 Pratt's J. Bankr. L. 1 (2020)

handle is hein.journals/prattjb16 and id is 1 raw text is: Volume 16, Number 1 PRATT'S JOURNAL OF BANKRUPTCY LAW January 2020 EDITOR'S NOTE New Year, New Amendments VICTORIA PRUSSEN SPEARS* Happy New Year! This issue of Pratts journal of Bankruptcy Law begins with an article discussing recent amendments to the Bankruptcy Code. We also have several articles discussing important circuit court decisions, and two articles covering international developments. New Bankruptcy Amendments In our lead article, New Bankruptcy Amendments Lower the Burdens of Preference Actions on Defendants, David S. Forsh, Jonathan S. Hawkins, John C. Allerding, and Scott E. Prince, attorneys at Thompson Hine LLP, discuss a new bankruptcy bill, the Small Business Reorganization Act of 2019, that facilitates the Chapter 11 bankruptcy process for small businesses and includes amendments to lower the burden on non-debtors in defending against any preference claims brought by trustees or debtors in bankruptcy. In the Third Circuit The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has ruled that the plain meaning language in an intercreditor agreement did not govern allocation of adequate protection payments or plan distributions where payments were * Victoria Prussen Spears is a researcher, writer, editor, and marketing consultant for Meyerowitz Communications Inc. A graduate of Sarah Lawrence College and Brooklyn Law School, Ms. Spears was an attorney at a leading New York City law firm before joining Meyerowitz Communications. Ms. Spears, who is Editor of The Banking Law Journal, Pratts Journal of Bankruptcy Law, Pratt' Energy Law Report, Pratt' Government Contracting Law Report, and Pratt' Privacy & Cybersecurity Law Report, published by Lexis, can be reached at vpspears@meyerowitzcommunications.com. 1